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Misogasawa Formation Taguchi, 1959
Nagamori et al., 2013 defined as a synonym of Isodayama Formation.
- Type locality: Misogasawa, Iizume, Goshogawara city, Aomori prefecture
- Coherent formation
- late Miocene - Pliocene (7.5 - 3? Ma)
- Correlation: Isodayama Formation
- Sedimentary facies: Marine
- Depth of water: Shallow
- Lithofacies: Sandy mudstone, Mudstone, Sandstone
- Lithofacies (Minor): Shale, Tuff, Conglomerate
- Lithofacies (Basal): Upper Nihonmatsu Tuff
- Sedimentary structures: Cross-stratification
------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown
- Distribution: Misogasawa, Iizume - Kiraichi, Kanagi town - Iwasaki, Goshogawara city, Aomori pref.; Miyanosawa, Nakadomari city, Kitatsugaru county, Aomori pref.
- Kamikuri et al. (2010) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.116, no.8, pp.403-411 DOI
- Fujii (1981) Geology of the Aburakawa District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 38p. (in Japanese with English abstract 3p.)
- Fujii (1966) Kanagi, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 40p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)